Float water-feed control.



0. E. OLSON.l FLOAT WATER FEED CONTROL. APPuArlon mso MAY/1.1915.

Patnfed Nov. 30, 1915.

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- UNTE itiililiii lOTTO E. OLSON, OF RED Tl/ING MINNESGTA.

FLOAT WATERFEED CQNTROL.

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Specification 0t- Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 30, MM5.,

To all whom 'if 21mg/ fomorn:

Be it known that L 'rro E. OLSON. a citizen ot the limited States,residing at Red liling'. in the count)Y of Goodhne and State ofMinnesota. have. invented a new and use ful l `loat rater-Feed ("ontrohot' which the following' is a speeitieatimi.

My invention relates to improvements in Vfloat 'ater-t'eed eontrols.snrh as are in general use on 'farms 'for controlling` the flow of waterfrom a large torage tank or reservoi' into a Smaller stoelvr tank or\,vateriny trough, standing on tht` saine or nearl)Y the same level asthe storage tank1 and the oliiect of in v in'iproveinent is to provide arontrol that may he placed in the storage or diszehargingr tank where itis out ot' rearh of the stock and more easil)Y protected 'tronifreezingr than a eontrol plaeed in a reeeiring tank or wateringr troughto whieh rattle must have access. the mechanism illustrated pani-'ingdrawing in whieh- 'A is a storage tank, E a Stork tank or wateringftrough, C a con-hating pipe hetween A and li, and D an opening! in thetop of the storage tank through whieh it may be tilled by windmill orother means.

E is a valve connected to the lever l"1 which in turn is Connected tothe iuleruin pin G in a pair of standards or supports ll, the oppositeends o1" which lserve as a guide for the lover in keeping theI valve inposition over the outlet opening'.

l is a pin in the guido Staialards for limiting the upward nlovenientot' the lever and of the float J. The apparatus is so plaeed in thestorage tank that when the lloat in at its highest. point snllieienlwater will enter the float. chamber and sink the lloat before the Vateroverflows tho watering' trough.

K is a ehainher'within the float al, l; a water port through the shellot' tho float, hi a water port. through valve E leading and N a waterpori` in the oonneetinf;m ll and Ml and 'toi-naine' of il, M and N oneeontinnminy water *pasI` Sago.

ifs' an `ir port through the lShell ol the float and l au air tuliey orextension ot air port (l to-a point ahore the water in the atoragt.-tank. i

The operation may he des erihe l as loliowa: rl`hel water in` thestorage tank will eause the float to rise, ea rrjsiirgA with it thelever-and the valve uonneeted thereto, and

in the aeeonr I attain this ohjeet hv `vent the reeeiving permit thewater to flow through the-icon ducting pipe into the watering trough andalso through the water ports L, M and N into chamber lil'. For praetiealpurposes the float is inade o auch lweight that when it is t'nll orparti)r full oit'lwater it will bear down on the lever with snllieientforee to close the valve Seenrelv. The water will continue rising in thetank B and in chamber K untilthere is sullieient water in said Chamberto close the `valve. ll'hen the valve is thus elosed. and as it is shownin the drawing, it will he observed that pipe C, water ports L. M and Nand ehainher l( forni a continuation or extension of tank B and'whencattle dri-nk troni said tank and the level of the water therein islowered. thev water in ehaniher l( will seek thi@` lower level throughports L M and and pipe C. and reliei'e the preesnre on the lever andValve and "ater 'will again flow through the valve.

l ain not aware that prior to my invention hollow' floats or float watertoed Controls for eontrollingg; the liow ot' water into a receiving tanktroni a disellarsfirrgT tank soas to preank troni overflowing andadapted to he placed within the disrhargfing" tank Sio that sucheontrolling action is independent ot any variation ot' the water levelin the discharging' tank have' been made or invented and these featuresof the present deviee are therefore broadly Claimed as novel in thisinvention and it will be obvious that inanv mialiiieations may he madein the details ot the apparatus described without departing troni thespirit or scope, ot' the invention. llenen l do not limit myself to the.preeise eonrtruetion and arrangement o'f parta4 hereinabove reterred toand illustrated vin the aeeon'ipanying dra\.'ing; but l. claim broad ly:

l. The eonibination with a reservoir ar rang-fed to reeeire water tronia well or other sonree. otx a watering trough, a hollow ioat within thereaerroir. a eounnnnieation hetween the elianiher within the floatandthe watering trough. an airl eon'nnnnieation hetween the ehainher withinthe Hoat and a plaee above the level to which it may be de- Hired tolill thel reservoir. and means whereh v a eonnnunieation will heestablished hetween the reservoir and the wateringA trough and hetweenthe. reservoir and the f'hamlienwithin the loat when the float risesandeut oli when the float den'eends.

2. The combination with a reservoiriar- Cil ranged to receivewater froma` well or other l source, of 'a watering trough, a conductingr vpipebetween the reservoir and the watering trough, a valve adapted to closeand open the Aconductingpipe, a hollow float within the reservoir forcontrolling the valve "so as t0 open such valve when said float risesand close such valve when Said float descends, a direct or indirectcommunication L valve adapted to close and open the conductin'g pipe, ahollow float within the reservoir for controlling the valve so as toopen such valve when said float rises and close such' Valve whe'saidfloat descends, a direct or indirect communication between the chainbei'within the float and the watering trough, and an air communicationbetween the chamber-within the float and a place above the level towhich it may be desired to ll the reservoir.

4. The combination 'with' a reservoir arranged to receive water from awell or other source, of a watering trough, a hollow fioat within thereservoir, a communication between the chamber within the float and thewatering trough, an air coinii'iunication between the chamber within thefloat and a place above the level to which it may be desired to fill thereservoir and means whereby a communication will be estab- 'lishedbetween the reservoir and the watering trough when the ioat rises andcut ofi' when Athe float descends.

CiiiusiiNA OLSON, ADA OLSON.

